pulque

noun

A thick fermented alcoholic beverage made in Mexico from various species of agave.

Origin of pulque

American Spanish from Nahuatl (octli) poliuhquispoiled (pulque)poliuh-to perish, become spoiled-quiagent noun suff. ( the Nahuatl designation of spoiled pulque probably being misunderstood by Spanish speakers as the word for all pulque because the drink spoils quickly )